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Decision Resources

New drugs will capture share but generic erosion of Fosamax will stymie market

Published in Pharma Law Weekly, September 26th, 2006

Decision Resources, Inc. finds that generic erosion following the patent expiry of Merck's Fosamax (alendronate) will prevent substantial growth in the market to treat osteoporosis and osteopenia through 2015.

The new Pharmacor report Osteoporosis finds that although several emerging drugs will capture significant patient and market share, the entry of generic alendronate will be a major factor in causing the market to plateau at $7.5 billion in 2015, up from $6.3 billion in 2005. The report also finds that bisphosphonates, including alendronate, will continue to dominate the market to treat osteoporosis in the United States, Japan, France, Germany, Italy, Spain,...

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